CONTENTS 



FIGURES — Continued 



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 3-18 Geostrophic wind scale 3-38 



3-19 Ratio R^ of windspeed U at 10-meter elevation to geostrophic 



windspeed U 3-40 



3-20 Possible fetch limitations 3-41 



3-21 Forecasting curves for wave height. Constant water depth 3-45 



3-22 Forecasting curves for wave period. Constant water depth 3-46 



3-23 Nomograms of deepwater significant wave prediction curves as 

 functions of windspeed, fetch length, and wind duration 

 (metric units) 3-49 



3-24 Nomograms of deepwater significant wave prediction curves as 

 functions of windspeed, fetch length, and wind duration 

 (English units) 3-50 



3-25 Narrow fetch data from reservoirs 3-54 



3-26 Narrow fetch data 3-54 



3-27 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



5 feet and 1.5 meters 3-56 



3-28 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



10 feet and 3.0 meters 3-57 



3-29 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



15 feet and 4.5 meters 3-58 



3-30 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



20 feet and 6.0 meters 3-59 



3-31 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



25 feet and 7.5 meters 3-60 



3-32 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



30 feet and 9.0 meters 3-61 



3-33 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



35 feet and 10.5 meters 3-62 



3-34 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



40 feet and 12.0 meters 3-63 



3-35 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



45 feet and 13.5 meters 3-64 



3-36 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves; constant depths = 



50 feet and 15 meters 3-65 



3-37 Bottom friction factors 3-68 



3-38 Relationship for friction loss over a bottom of constant depth. .. .3-69 



3-39 Typical hurricane wave spectra from the Atlantic coast of the 



United States 3-78 



